2 papers
astro-ph.EP2025
Wavelength Requirements for Life Detection via Reflected Light Spectroscopy of Rocky Exoplanets
Joshua Krissansen-Totton, Anna Grace Ulses, Maxwell Frissell +21
Searching for signs of life is a primary goal of the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO). However, merely detecting oxygen, methane, or other widely discussed biosignatures is insuf…
astro-ph.IM2025
Network and Kinetics-based Biosignatures: Implications for the Putative Habitable World Observatory Design
Theresa Fisher, Chester Harman, Estelle Janin +4
The proposed Habitable Worlds Observatory is intended to observe the atmospheres of nearby terrestrial exoplanets with a resolution greater than that of any previous instrument. Wh…